Seoul Gangseo-gu Partners with Saemaeul Women's Association to Provide Cloth Masks

15,250 Copies Produced, Donated to Nursing Homes and Childcare Facilities

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gangseo-gu, Seoul (Mayor Noh Hyun-song) has partnered with the Gangseo-gu Saemaeul Women's Association (President Jo Dong-hee) to support the distribution of cotton masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

This year, the Gangseo-gu Saemaeul Women's Association had planned a project to create and distribute shopping bags using discarded banners, but changed the project direction to support cotton mask distribution to help overcome the mask shortage caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.

Accordingly, the Gangseo-gu Saemaeul Women's Association purchased 15,000 semi-finished cotton masks from a factory, processed and packaged them directly for support.

First, on the 13th, 5,000 completed cotton masks were distributed to elderly care facilities selected by the district.

The remaining 10,000 masks will be sequentially distributed to places in need, such as elderly care facilities, as soon as they are completed.

Additionally, 250 children's cotton masks were newly produced and distributed to childcare facilities to ensure the safety of children, who have weaker immunity and are more vulnerable to infectious diseases.

The district plans to survey places where masks are most needed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and prioritize distribution to the most urgent locations.

A district official said, “We sincerely thank the Saemaeul Women's Association members who have volunteered their talents for the residents. We will do our best to carefully select recipients so that the masks made with care can be delivered to those who truly need them.”

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